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Escala Blade Server 
EL260B 

Installation and User's Guide 

ESCALA BLADE 

SERVERS 

REFERENCE 

86 A1 35FA 00 

 

Содержание Escala EL260B

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Страница 3: ...ESCALA BLADE SERVERS Escala Blade Server EL260B Installation and User s Guide Hardware July 2008 BULL CEDOC 357 AVENUE PATTON B P 20845 49008 ANGERS CEDEX 01 FRANCE REFERENCE 86 A1 35FA 00...

Страница 4: ...ical Publications you are invited to use the Ordering Form also provided at the end of this book Trademarks and Acknowledgements We acknowledge the rights of the proprietors of the trademarks mentione...

Страница 5: ...ion for setting up configuring and using your ESCALA EL260B blade server Additionally a service information label is attached to each Blade chassis unit and Blade server This label provides a graphica...

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Страница 7: ...nd connectors 11 2 1 Blade server control panel buttons and LEDs 11 2 2 Turning on the blade server 14 2 3 Turning off the blade server 14 2 4 System board layouts 16 2 4 1 System board connectors 16...

Страница 8: ...system firmware levels 41 4 2 Entering vital product data 42 4 3 Using the SMS utility 43 4 3 1 Starting the SMS utility 43 4 3 2 SMS utility menu choices 43 4 4 Creating a CE login 44 4 5 Configurin...

Страница 9: ...munications safety requirement 59 European Union EMC Directive conformance statement 60 Taiwanese Class A warning statement 60 Chinese Class A warning statement 60 Japanese Voluntary Control Council f...

Страница 10: ...e 3 5 Installing a memory module 26 Figure 3 6 Installing a small form factor expansion card 29 Figure 3 7 Installing a standard form factor expansion card 30 Figure 3 8 Removing the hard disk drive t...

Страница 11: ...Preface ix Safety...

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Страница 17: ...t are not described in the documentation that comes with the blade server and the documentation might be updated occasionally to include information about those features or technical updates might be...

Страница 18: ...Safety Attention This document contains translated caution and danger statements Each caution and danger statement that appears in the documentation has a number that you can use to locate the corres...

Страница 19: ...help you avoid inconvenient or problem situations Attention These notices indicate potential damage to programs devices or data An attention notice is placed just before the instruction or situation...

Страница 20: ...ots for very long profile 18 3 mm DIMMs Supports 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB and 8 GB DDR2 DIMMs for a maximum of 64 GB Supports 2 way interleaved DDR2 PC2 4200 or PC2 5300 ECC SDRAM registered x4 memory scrubbing...

Страница 21: ...12 V dc Environment Air temperature Blade server on 10 to 35 C 50 to 95 F Altitude 0 to 914 m 3000 ft Blade server on 10 to 32 C 50 to 90 F Altitude 914 m to 2133 m 3000 ft to 7000 ft Blade server of...

Страница 22: ...alerts Point to point protocol PPP support Remote power control Remote firmware update and access to critical blade server settings Disk drive support The blade server supports two 2 5 inch small form...

Страница 23: ...ult tolerant Reliability availability and serviceability protect the integrity of the data that is stored in the blade server maintain the availability of the blade server when you need it and enhance...

Страница 24: ...ckstop conditions Automatic server restart ASR Built in monitoring for temperature voltage hard disk drives and flash drives Checkstop analysis Checkstop detection with automated restart Customer upgr...

Страница 25: ...rs on blade server and all major electronic components with information stored in nonvolatile memory for remote viewing Bull Blade Chassis level RAS features The Bull Blade Chassis provides the follow...

Страница 26: ...assis and remove the blade server cover to see its components Illustrations in this information might differ slightly from your hardware The following illustration shows the major components of the bl...

Страница 27: ...n To access the power control button you must open the control panel door Figure 2 1 Blade server control panel buttons and LEDs Keyboard video select button When you use an operating system that supp...

Страница 28: ...Bull Blade Chassis media tray removable media drives and front panel USB ports with the blade server The LED on the button flashes while the request is being processed then is lit when the ownership o...

Страница 29: ...es the power status of the blade server in the following manner Flashing rapidly The service processor BMC is initializing the blade server Flashing slowly The blade server has completed initializatio...

Страница 30: ...arting the power on LED on the front of the blade server is lit Blade server control panel buttons and LEDs on page 11 describes each LED state during power on Start the blade server automatically whe...

Страница 31: ...supports this feature Note The power control LED can remain on solidly for up to 1 minute after you push the power control button After you turn off the blade server wait until the power control LED...

Страница 32: ...r again Use the management module Web interface to configure the management module to turn off the blade server if the system is not operating correctly For additional information see the User s Guide...

Страница 33: ...n of the LEDs on the system board to identify a light emitting diode LED Remove the blade server from the Bull Blade Chassis open the cover to see any error LEDs that were turned on during error proce...

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Страница 35: ...s touch points where you can grip the component to remove it from or install it in the blade server open or close a latch and so on Orange on a component or an orange label on or near a component indi...

Страница 36: ...y its edges or its frame Do not touch solder joints pins or exposed circuitry Do not leave the device where others can handle and damage it While the device is still in its static protective package t...

Страница 37: ...have to reconfigure the blade server Perform the following procedure to remove the blade server 1 Read Safety on page ix and the Installation guidelines on page 19 2 If the blade server is operating...

Страница 38: ...over 1 Read Safety on page ix and the Installation guidelines on page 19 2 Shut down the operating system turn off the blade server and remove the blade server from the Bull Blade Chassis See Removing...

Страница 39: ...d disk drive in SAS connector 1 if you intend to install an optional standard form factor expansion card The standard form factor expansion card occupies the same area as the second hard disk drive Th...

Страница 40: ...el Install the rear SAS hard disk drive i If a standard form factor expansion card is installed in the rear drive SAS connector 1 location remove the expansion card and its mounting bracket and save t...

Страница 41: ...perating system turn off the blade server and remove the blade server from the Bull Blade Chassis See Removing the blade server from a Bull Blade Chassis on page 21 4 Carefully lay the blade server on...

Страница 42: ...nd DIMM 7 Table 3 1 Installing a memory module See Supported DIMMs on page 27 for additional information about the type of memory that is compatible with the blade server and the rules that control wh...

Страница 43: ...M retaining clips or damaging the DIMM connectors handle the clips gently 10 Insert the DIMM by pressing the DIMM along the guides into the connector Verify that each retaining clip snaps into the clo...

Страница 44: ...DIMM 8 pair 2 DIMMs in the second pair can differ in size and speed from the first pair When using 8 GB DIMMs all of the DIMMS used must be 8 GB Install only supported DIMMs Installing or removing DI...

Страница 45: ...ll Blade Chassis on page 21 3 Carefully lay the blade server on a flat static protective surface with the cover side up 4 Open and remove the blade server cover See Removing the blade server cover on...

Страница 46: ...de Chassis on page 21 3 Carefully lay the blade server on a flat static protective surface with the cover side up 4 Open and remove the blade server cover See Removing the blade server cover on page 2...

Страница 47: ...k drive has a tray that you can remove when removing the hard disk drive Figure 3 8 Removing the hard disk drive tray To remove the hard disk drive tray complete the following steps 1 Read Safety on p...

Страница 48: ...rd Store the screws in a safe place 3 8 4 Installing the expansion bracket You can install the expansion bracket Figure 3 9 Installing the expansion bracket To install the expansion bracket complete t...

Страница 49: ...the blade server from the Bull Blade Chassis See Removing the blade server from a Bull Blade Chassis on page 21 3 Carefully lay the blade server on a flat static protective surface with the cover side...

Страница 50: ...in a Bull Blade Chassis on page 36 3 Turn on the blade server as described in Turning on the blade server on page 14 Note If you have just connected the power cords of the Bull Blade Chassis to electr...

Страница 51: ...the blade server cover 1 Read Safety on page ix and the Installation guidelines on page 19 2 Lower the cover so that the slots at the rear slide down onto the pins at the rear of the blade server Befo...

Страница 52: ...ee the documentation that comes with your Bull Blade Chassis to verify that the bay you choose is powered Ensure proper cooling performance and system reliability by installing a blade server expansio...

Страница 53: ...program to configure the blade server See Using the SMS utility on page 43 11 Also use the management module to configure the blade server See the documentation for the management module to understand...

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Страница 55: ...be used for AIX or Linux partitions See Using the SMS utility on page 43 for more information Default boot list Use this utility to initiate a system boot in service mode through the default service...

Страница 56: ...or Virtual I O Server The firmware update function of AIX in band diagnostics The firmware update function of the stand alone Diagnostics CD Attention Before the installation of the new firmware to th...

Страница 57: ...3 Select Temporary to force the system to start from the TEMP image 4 Restart the blade server 5 Verify that the system starts from the TEMP image as described in Verifying the system firmware levels...

Страница 58: ...assis assembly and the management card the firmware prompts you to enter the product type and model and other vital product data VPD If you enter the wrong values you cannot correct them after the fir...

Страница 59: ...d Speaker is displayed 3 Follow the instructions on the screen 4 3 2 SMS utility menu choices Select SMS tasks from the SMS utility main menu Choices on the SMS utility main menu depend on the version...

Страница 60: ...mands that are required to service the system without being logged in as a root user The CE login must have a role of Run Diagnostics and be a primary group of System This enables the CE login to perf...

Страница 61: ...cumentation for information You do not have to configure controllers for the blade server operating system However you must install a device driver for the blade server operating system to address the...

Страница 62: ...ule or pass thru module in I O module bay 2 If you have installed an I O expansion card in the blade server communication from the expansion card should be routed to I O module bays 3 and 4 if these b...

Страница 63: ...ssing scheme for physical and logical host Ethernet adapters For more information about planning deploying and managing the use of host Ethernet adapters see the Concepts for virtual networking sectio...

Страница 64: ...at the sector size of the drives changes from 512 MB to 528 MB If you later decide to remove the hard disk drives delete the RAID array before you remove the drives If you decide to delete the RAID ar...

Страница 65: ...erating system For additional information see the instructions that come with your operating system documentation and the service packs or update packages The blade server has no external USB ports bu...

Страница 66: ...rver software creates the Integrated Virtual Manager IVM administrator console and the first logical partition which Virtual I O Server and IVM occupy After you install Virtual I O Server you can use...

Страница 67: ...rdware diagnostic aids and productivity tools and installation aids The installation aids are provided in the Installation Toolkit for Linux on POWER a set of tools that aids the installation of Linux...

Страница 68: ...is required a notification event sends the event to registered tools and subscribed users Install the LINUX operating system before you download and install the hardware diagnostic aids and productivi...

Страница 69: ...l Blade Resource DVD If you cannot see the AIX console after you install AIX locally by using the keyboard video select button and local media run the change console command and restart the blade serv...

Страница 70: ...ur operating system documentation for more information Light path diagnostics Use light path diagnostics LEDs on the system board to identify system errors If the system error LED on the system LED pa...

Страница 71: ...ng the troubleshooting procedures that are provided in your system and software documentation Most systems operating systems and programs come with information that contains troubleshooting procedures...

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Страница 73: ...on operating environments Maximum internal hard disk drive capacities assume the replacement of any standard hard disk drives and population of all hard disk drive bays with the largest currently supp...

Страница 74: ...t la Norv ge L tiquette du syst me respecte la Directive europ enne 2002 96 EC en mati re de D chets des Equipements Electriques et Electroniques DEEE qui d termine les dispositions de retour et de re...

Страница 75: ...han recommended cables and connectors or by unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment Unauthorized changes or modifications could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This...

Страница 76: ...of non Bull option cards This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class A Information Technology Equipment according to CISPR 22 European Standard EN 55022 The limits for C...

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